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Black Forest gateau
Black Forest gateau (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte), also called Black Forest cake, is a German layer cake of chocolate sponge, sour cherries, whipped cream, and Kirsch, which German food rules require; credited to Josef Keller in 1915.
Black garlic
Black garlic is fresh garlic aged 15–90 days at 60–90°C and 70–90% humidity without additives, turning black, sweet, and soft via the Maillard reaction; allicin drops and antioxidant activity rises.
Black pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum; Milagu), the dried berry of a Western Ghats-native vine; piperine activates TRPV1; black, white, green forms by processing; Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, India lead production.
Black pepper oleoresin
Black pepper oleoresin, a solvent-extracted concentrate from Piper nigrum peppercorns (FEMA 2846, CAS 8002-56-0), carries both aroma volatiles (20–36%) and pungent piperine (35–55%), used to flavor processed foods and authorized as an EU feed additive in 2024.
Black Rifle Coffee Company
Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC, BRC Inc.), founded 2014 by Green Beret Evan Hafer, is a veteran-founded American premium coffee, energy drink, and media company on the NYSE, selling via Wholesale, DTC, and Outpost channels with $398.3M FY2025 revenue.
Black soup
Black soup, mélas zomos (μέλας ζωμός) or Spartan black broth, was the pork-and-blood broth of the Spartan syssitia, made with pork, blood, salt, and vinegar; no recipe survives and outsiders mocked it.
Black tea
Black tea (Chinese hongcha, 红茶, "red tea") is fully oxidized Camellia sinensis tea, made by withering, rolling, enzymatic oxidation, and drying; distinct from heicha dark tea, standardized in ISO 3720, with India its largest producer.
Blanching (cooking)
Blanching is a cooking technique in which food, usually vegetables, is briefly boiled or steamed, then cooled in ice water, chiefly to prepare it for freezing.
Blancmange
Blancmange (blanc mangier, "white food") is a molded milk pudding set with cornstarch or gelatin, flavored with almond or vanilla. Medieval chicken-and-rice savory dish, now a British dessert, cousin of panna cotta and manjar blanco.
Blender
Blender, the kitchen appliance: a motorized jar with a bottom blade that liquefies and purées foods with liquid. Distinguished from food processors (solid chopping), IEC 60335-2-14 scope, Poplawski 1922, Waring 1937, portable-model recalls.
Blenders Pride
Blenders Pride: Indian premium blended whisky-style IMFL brand, launched 1995 by Seagram, owned by Pernod Ricard India since 2001; blend of Indian grain spirit and Chivas Brothers Scotch malts; over 50% segment share.
Blini
Blini are thin pancakes of Russian and eastern European cuisine, traditionally made from buckwheat flour. They can be yeast-fermented, resulting in a sour, porous texture.
Blinkit
Blinkit (formerly Grofers) is India's largest quick-commerce platform, delivering groceries and essentials in about 10 minutes via dark stores. Founded 2013 in Gurugram, rebranded December 2021, acquired by Zomato in 2022; parent is now Eternal Ltd.
Blood as food
Blood as food: the culinary use of animal blood in dishes like black pudding, boudin noir, morcilla, blood tofu, and dinuguan; ancient, rich in iron and protein, but religiously prohibited in Islam and Judaism and absent from American food.
Blood sausage
Blood sausage, also called black pudding (boudin noir, morcilla, Blutwurst), is a cooked sausage of animal blood, fat, and grain or onion fillers, documented since Homer's Odyssey and eaten worldwide.
Bloody Mary (cocktail)
Bloody Mary: vodka-and-tomato-juice cocktail with Worcestershire, hot sauce, and celery salt, an IBA official drink and brunch staple. Origin disputed between George Jessel (1927) and Fernand Petiot; the Canadian Bloody Caesar variant uses Clamato.
Bloomin' Brands
Bloomin' Brands, also formerly OSI Restaurant Partners, is a Tampa, Florida restaurant holding company that owns Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming's.
Blooming onion
Blooming onion: a whole onion cut into flower-like petals, battered, and deep-fried, trademarked by Outback Steakhouse as the Bloomin' Onion in 1988; created by co-founder Tim Gannon, with earlier versions credited to chef Jeff Glowski in New Orleans.
BLT
BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato): an American sandwich of crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise on toasted bread, named in 1940s diners, distinct from the triple-decker club sandwich that adds turkey and a third slice of bread.
Blue Bell Creameries
Blue Bell Creameries: Brenham, Texas-based private ice cream maker founded 1907 as Brenham Creamery Company, renamed 1930; sold in 24 states via direct store delivery; Kruse family-owned with Sid Bass minority stake; 2015 listeria outbreak led to $19.35 million penalties.
Blue Moon (beer)
Blue Moon (Blue Moon Belgian White), a 5.4% ABV unfiltered Belgian-style witbier with Valencia orange peel and coriander, created in 1995 by Keith Villa at Coors' Sandlot Brewery, Denver; owned by MillerCoors/Molson Coors, the largest US craft-style brand.
Blue Nun
Blue Nun is a German wine brand created in 1921 by H. Sichel Söhne of Mainz, the best-known Liebfraumilch, peaking in the 1980s with 24 million bottles yearly, now owned by Langguth and sold as Authentic White and other wines.
Bob Evans Restaurants
Bob Evans Restaurants is an American family-dining chain founded in Rio Grande, Ohio; sold to Golden Gate Capital in 2017 and acquired by 4×4 Capital in February 2026, separate from Post Holdings' Bob Evans grocery brand.
Bob's Big Boy
Bob's Big Boy, founded by Bob Wian in Glendale, California in 1936 as Bob's Pantry, is the original restaurant of the Big Boy chain, creator of the 1937 double-decker hamburger and the checkered-overalls mascot, with its oldest surviving location in Burbank (1949).
Bobby Deen
Bobby Deen, younger son of Paula Deen and brother of Jamie Deen, is an American TV cook and author. Known for Road Tasted, Not My Mama's Meals, and Holiday Baking Championship; remade Southern comfort food lighter.
Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay, American chef and Food Network personality; French Culinary Institute class of 1984; opened Mesa Grill in 1991; star of Beat Bobby Flay and Iron Chef America with 202 chefs having beaten him.
Bock
Bock (Bockbier) is a strong German beer style above 16 degrees Plato and typically over 6.5% ABV, originating in Einbeck, Lower Saxony, and named by Bavarian corruption of that town's name; substyles include Maibock, Doppelbock, and Eisbock.
Bodega (store)
Bodega: a small family-run neighborhood convenience store, strongly associated with New York City, named from Spanish for wine cellar; Puerto Rican origins in the 1950s, later Dominican and Yemeni owners, community anchor and higher prices than supermarkets.
Bodyarmor SuperDrink
Bodyarmor SuperDrink (BODYARMOR) is an American sports drink founded in 2011 by Mike Repole and Lance Collins, known for coconut water, potassium-heavy electrolytes, and Kobe Bryant's 2013 investment; Coca-Cola bought the remaining 85% for $5.6 billion in 2021.
Boerewors
Boerewors (farmer's sausage, wors, boerie) is a traditional South African fresh sausage of coarsely ground beef and pork with coriander, legally required to contain at least 90% meat, grilled at braais and on Heritage Day.